Where does “دُلْفِين” come from?

دُلْفِين (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Ancestry of “دُلْفِين”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφίν—
2Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “دُلْفِين”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →